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(Los Angeles Times) – Megan Thee Stallion dropped a new single this week, her first since leaving her longtime label and after the end of the criminal case against Tory Lanez, who was sentenced to prison in August. The music video for “Cobra,” released late Thursday, begins with Megan’s mouth speaking aloud the song’s thesis, a nod to what […]
(Unilad) – Missy Elliott has become the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame. The rapper, who was announced as an honouree in May, was introduced by fellow rapper Queen Latifah before taking the stage at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. While speaking of the ‘Work It’ rapper, Latifah noted how ‘nothing sounded the […]
(Fox News) – Musician Andy Stone sued Mariah Carey for $20 million in a California court Monday, alleging her popular holiday song “All I Want for Christmas is You” infringed on his copyright. Stone, the lead vocalist of Vince Vance and the Valiants, co-wrote his song — also titled “All I Want for Christmas is You” — […]
(Yahoo) – It’s been almost a year since Yellowstone aired its midseason finale — and a dramatic year at that, what with Paramount Network pulling the plug on its biggest hit and the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes slamming the brakes on the production of the series’ last episodes. But Thursday, the network finally was able to announce when […]
(The Guardian) – The HBO CEO and chairman, Casey Bloys, has apologised for tasking employees with creating fake Twitter accounts to attack TV critics. Bloys was responding to a bombshell Rolling Stone report that referenced alleged text messages between himself and Kathleen McCaffrey, HBO’s senior vice-president of drama programming. In six conversations, the pair discussed a “secret army” that […]
(Yahoo) – Disney (DIS) hiked streaming prices on Thursday as the company continues to grapple with direct-to-consumer profitability challenges and falling subscriber numbers. The price increases, the second so far this year, impact the monthly price of the company’s ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans in addition to its Hulu live TV packages and ESPN+ subscription. The company first […]
(CNN) – Forget about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, she and Beyoncé are the true power pair of the year. On Wednesday night it was the era of two queens when Beyoncé attended the premiere for Swift’s “Eras Tour” concert film in Los Angeles. Naturally, the internet went bananas. Both women have reigned supreme this year with […]
(Yahoo) – “The Drew Barrymore Show” has set a new premiere date for Season 4 after the Hollywood writers’ strike ended last week. The syndicated daytime talk show is scheduled to return Oct. 16, according to “The Drew Barrymore Show” Instagram account. Barrymore previously postponed the launch of Season 4 after receiving widespread criticism for announcing it would […]
(CNN) -Roy Wood Jr., who some believed would succeed Trevor Noah as host of “The Daily Show,” has announced he’s leaving the talk show. The correspondent for “The Daily Show” first shared the news in an interview with NPR’s television critic, Eric Deggans. “After eight amazing years on The Daily Show, where I’ve been able […]
(IGN) – Epic Games, the North Carolina-based studio behind Fortnite and Unreal Engine, has suffered a significant round of layoffs. First reported by Bloomberg, Epic Games is laying off 830 employees, or about 16 percent of its workforce. Epic Games shared a memo CEO Tim Sweeney sent out to staff in a new blog post. The memo […]
